The officials got off the sedans and carriages, and all put their hands into their sleeves. They did not relax until they entered the main hall.
The emperor hadn't come yet, so they gathered together in twos and threes to talk. Only Lu Yunhong closed his eyes to rest, as if he was seizing the time to take a nap.
Everyone was surprised and pretended not to see it. Only Master Mei walked over, bumped Lu Yunhong's arm with his elbow and said, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Lu Yunhong opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Sleep well. Your Majesty hasn't come yet, so take a nap first."
After saying that, continue to close your eyes.
Taishi Mei said: "I heard that Pei Shan moved out and is getting married?"
Lu Yunhong said ambiguously: "Maybe. It's hard to manage your children when they are older. Isn't it the same in your family?"
Upon hearing this, Master Mei immediately said proudly: "Our family is different. Our family is about to get married, and I am about to feel relaxed."
Lu Yunhong pursed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but seemed unwilling to say more.
Grand Master Mei thought his smile was weird and was about to ask more questions when suddenly Yu Deshui's voice came out, it was the Emperor who was here.
After a moment of silence, everyone knelt down to pay their respects, and the busy day began from now on.
Until the next court, Grand Master Mei still couldn't forget, what did Lu Yunhong mean?
After a busy morning, the other courtiers left one after another. Taishi Mei saw the opportunity and went to Lu Yunhong's check-in room.
He sent the young eunuch who was making tea and asked Lu Yunhong, "Do you have anything to say to me in the morning?"
Lu Yunhong pretended to be stupid and said, "No."
Taishi Mei said: "You kid, if you don't tell the truth, I will call your father-in-law."
Lu Yunhong couldn't laugh or cry: "It's too much to ask my father-in-law for such a big deal."
Taishi Mei said: "Then why don't you tell me quickly, do you really want me to go find your father-in-law?"
Lu Yunhong sighed, first handed the tea to Grand Master Mei, and then slowly said: "This is your family matter, and I shouldn't have to deal with it. But since you asked, if I don't say anything, I'm afraid
You will still scold me in the future."
Master Mei's curiosity was aroused, and he immediately asked: "Why don't you tell me quickly?"
Lu Yunhong said: "I heard before that Li Jin committed something, but you were impatient to take care of it. Do you still remember it?"
Thinking of his wife's incompetent eldest nephew, he immediately said: "What do I care about that loser who has failed to achieve anything but fails to achieve anything? It means he is soft-hearted, otherwise he should be sent to the government and imprisoned for the rest of his life."
Lu Yunhong said: "The things he committed have been settled long ago with Mrs. Shangguan's methods. Why haven't you returned home today?"
"I only know that your wife is looking for him privately, and even asked Gao Xian to find a solution."
"But when Li Jin committed the crime, he left only after Gao Xian acted as his guarantee. He seems to have been in Gao Xian's hands all along."
what does that mean?
This means that both his wife and Gao Xian are hiding something from him, but those two people are not particularly honest.
Master Mei felt his head was buzzing. He thought about his wife suddenly changing her mind and agreeing to her daughter's marriage, and then thinking about her daughter's sudden change in temperament and no longer being noisy. What seemed to be secretly involved in this?
The madam knows, the daughter knows, and Gao Xian knows.
But he was the only one who didn't know.
Even Lu Yunhong noticed the clues, but he was still confused.
It seems that he is really old.
Master Mei's head hurt. He finally managed to endure it until he returned home. He was already sweating profusely and his eyes were red.
He said to the people around him: "Hurry, go to Madam and get some medicine, painkillers."
"Quick!"
Master Mei screamed in pain, and his face began to distort.
When Mrs. Li arrived, she saw that he looked like a human being or a ghost. He didn't even know that his official hat had fallen off. His sparse hair was faintly white, and he looked like he was in his late teens.
Her heart ached, and she quickly asked someone to carry Master Mei in, but that medicine... that medicine had already been taken.
There was no other way, so Mrs. Li took a carriage and hurried to Wu Jinghou's Mansion.
As a result, Mrs. Shangguan was ridiculed in every possible way because she could not find Li Jin. She even suspected that Mrs. Li was responsible. The mother and daughter had a fierce quarrel.
Seeing that something was wrong, Mrs. Li's second brother Li Zhi secretly gave the medicine to his sister and warned: "Didn't you say you can't take more? What's wrong, who did you get it for?"
Mrs. Li didn't dare to say that she was getting it for her husband, so she said, "It's Xiao Min. She has a severe headache. The one you gave me before got wet, so I threw it away."
After hearing this, Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then you should leave quickly. That's just the way my mother is. But do you really have no news about Li Jin?"
Mrs. Li said: "Of course not. I asked Gao Xian to help find it. If it was there, I would have sent it back long ago."
After all, she wanted to see people when she was alive, and she wanted to see the corpse when she was dead. If he didn't show up for so long, she also doubted whether Li Jin had been murdered.
After hearing this, Li Zhi lowered his voice and said: "It has nothing to do with you. I listen to my elder brother's tone. If it doesn't work, he will go to Dali Temple."
Mrs. Li's face tightened. There was nothing wrong with reporting to Dali Temple, but the problem was that if Li Jin came back, things would get messy.
She immediately said: "Tell them not to worry. I'll ask Min'er's father to help find her when I get back."
Li Zhidao: "If my brother-in-law is willing to help, he should be able to find him."
At this point, the siblings had nothing to talk about for a while. Mrs. Li took the medicine and hurried home.
Li Zhi looked at her leaving figure, frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought.
If Li Jin's disappearance has nothing to do with the Taishi Mansion, then who else could be behind it?
…
While the Taishi Mansion was in chaos, the Jiang family seemed very quiet.
The afternoon sun is shining, the trees in the courtyard are shadowy, and the birds are singing sweetly. People are walking lightly, and even the fine textures on the clean bluestone paths are clearly visible.
Jiang Qing, who was painting in the courtyard, raised her head to welcome the warm sun and squinted her eyes comfortably.
It wasn't until there were footsteps behind her that she lowered her head and asked calmly: "Has Gao Xian passed by?"
The visitor was Jiang Qing's personal maid. She said: "Gao Xian has been keeping an eye on Mei Min's movements. Mei Min's carriage just left the Grand Master's Mansion, and Gao Xian followed in the sedan."
Jiang Qing pursed her lips, revealing a sarcastic smile.
Mei Min is good at everything, but she is too self-righteous. She has a natural sense of superiority, as if no one is smarter than her, and does not listen to what others say, always thinking that she is right.
What is the difference between such a person... and that brainless pig?
If she hadn't been preparing to enter the palace, she wouldn't even have the patience to deal with her!
"Okay, don't worry about the rest."
"Go back to your mother and say that I am not feeling well and need to ask a doctor to take a look."
The little maid worriedly asked: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Qing said calmly: "It's nothing... I just feel a little uncomfortable and hurt in my heart."
The little maid didn't dare to delay, so she turned around and ran to report back.
Jiang Qing looked at the rice paper on the painting table. The little girl she painted finally walked into that door, a very deep door...
She thought of Pei Shan's painting, the little girl in red. The little girl stood under the big tree, looking into the distance. The vegetation was lush, and the leaves were falling...
And her big yellow cat is next to her feet. They seem so lonely, but they warm each other.
Once you see the painting, you will fall in love with it.
She had always known that Pei Shan was a very lonely person at heart, but he was lucky enough to meet someone who could warm him. Unfortunately, that person was not her.
And she saw that there were greenhouses everywhere around her, but in fact there were thorns at every step.
Before entering the palace, what she could do for Pei Shan was probably to tear off that woman's mask of hypocrisy and make her despised by the world.
In this way, no matter what she does in the future, mud will always be mud, and no one will be deceived by her anymore.